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Best Answer: Psychiatry is a medical degree---4 years college, 4 years medical school, 3 years or longer of residency, a total of 11 years or longer. You can do psychology with a Ph.D., which is 4 years of college and about 4-5 years of graduate school, a total of 8-9 years. Source(s): jerry758 Â· 8 years ago.
During the first four years of medical school you take classes, do lab work, and learn about medical ethics. You may not have the opportunity to do hands-on psychiatry work at this stage, but earning your medical degree is a requirement in the path to becoming a psychiatrist, so stick with it.